“Years ago someone wrote : ‘She characterizes Molly Weasley as a mother who is only at home looking after the children.’ I was deeply offended, because I until a year before that had also been such a mother who was at home all the time taking care of her child What has lesser status and is more difficult than raising a child? And what is more important?” - J.K. Rowling’s 14-Tweet Thread on Misogyny Is Even Better Than ‘Harry Potter’ģ. Not known for being one to respect authority, this bit of wisdom came from Sirius Black, Harry’s godfather, while trying to break up an argument between Ron and Hermione about house elves. “If you want to know what a man’s like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.” - “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” Here, Rowling came to Madonna’s defense and silenced haters on Twitter who were making fun of the Queen of Pop after she took a tumble at the Brit Awards in 2015.Ģ. “Are you the sort of person who gloats when they see a woman fall, or the kind that celebrates a magnificent recovery?” - J.K. Rowling’s 52nd), Global Citizen is sharing some of our favorite quotes from the witty author and her novels that show why she is one of the most inspiring writers in the world:ġ. Today, on Harry Potter’s 37th "birthday" (and J.K. Of course, those bits of wisdom stem from its author, J.K. The fantastical story not only tells a happy tale, but also imparts with the reader bits of wisdom and advice to inspire people to do good. Take Action: Give Children Access to the Quality Education They Deserve With over 400 million copies sold worldwide, “Harry Potter” beats out stories like “Lord of the Rings” and “The Diary of Anne Frank,” in terms of its global reach. JK Rowling’s beloved “Harry Potter” is one of those stories. Some stories will stick with us no matter how old we grow.